Evidence item

The U.S. Navy had 290 battle-force ships as of October 1, 2025. DATASET_RESULT

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Source: CRS IF10486: Navy force level (Defense Primer: Naval Forces) · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:830ca539f25fb7d8282b2b5d432a7382e226fdafa1fc89b3f5554020b13da74f

Exact excerpt

The size of the Navy since 2003 has generally ranged between 270 and 300 battle force ships. As of October 1, 2025, the figure was 290.

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